Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter in any way, shape, or form.
I heard the rush of wings overhead and knew that today was the day. Today was the day that I would face my final battle. The creatures even knew that today was going to be my last. My only hope was that I wouldn't go down alone. I was going to take down every vile person that crossed my path before they took me.
I walked over to where my two companions were cherishing these last precious moments before fate took us all on a spiraling journey where no one knew where we would land. I embraced them both and managed to hold back my tears. I looked at them and forced myself to smile. They smiled back, but their faces hardened as they say someone approaching behind me. I turned around and felt my breath catch in my throat.
He looked at the ground and wouldn't make eye contact with me, but that didn't stop me from hearing what he said. "I'm sorry." That was all that I wanted to hear and that's all he could say before I threw my arms around him. I could tell that he was surprised by my reaction, but he quickly recovered and wrapped his hands around my waist, holding me tight. I pressed my head into his shoulder as the tears rolled down my cheeks. Finally I pulled back and looked straight into his pale grey eyes. There were emotions that I had never seen there before: hope, thankfulness, understanding, regret, and love. He didn't need to tell me, and he knew that, but he did anyway. "I love you."
